Journal
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 155, Issue 1, Pages 113-122Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00552-9
Keywords
heme oxygenase-1; arterial remodeling; neointima; restenosis
Funding
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-62467, HL-36045, HL-59976] Funding Source: Medline
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The heme oxygenase-l (HO-1) system of heme catabolism has been proposed to exert protective actions upon the cardiovascular system. This investigation examined the influence of HO-1 induction on vascular remodeling following arterial injury. Rats were subjected to left carotid artery (LCA) balloon injury following pre-treatment with either vehicle, the HO-1 inducer hemin (50 mg/kg, SC), or concomitant treatment with hemin and the HO-1 inhibitor tin-protoporphyrin IX (SnPP-IX; 50 mu mol/kg, IP). Animals were injected daily for 14 days post-injury, after which animals were sacrificed and tissues obtained. Western blot analyses revealed vascular HO-1 induction after 2 and 16 days of hemin treatment. Positive immunostaining for HO-1 was detected in the endothelial and adventitial layers following 48 h of hemin treatment and positive medial staining for HO-1 after 16 days of hemin treatment. The injured LCA of hemin-treated animals demonstrated significantly attenuated neointimal (NI) area (- 57%), NI thickness (- 58%), and NI area/medial wall area ratio (- 40%) compared to the injured LCA of vehicle controls. The cross-sectional medial wall areas of both LCA and uninjured RCA were also significantly reduced in the hemin-treated animals. SnPP-IX treatment, however, completely restored the NI area, NI thickness, NI area/medial wall area ratio, and partially restored the medial wall area towards control levels. These results directly implicate HO-1 and the products of heme catabolism in attenuating the arterial response to injury and ensuing vascular wall remodeling. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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